tarka-śāstre jaḍa āmi, yaiche lauha-piṇḍa
āmā dravāile tumi, pratāpa pracaṇḍa'

 tarka-śāstre - due to logical scriptures; jaḍa - dull; Ämi - I; yaiche - just like; lauha-piṇḍa - an iron bar; Ämā - me; dravāile - melted; tumi - You; pratāpa - power; pracaṇḍa - very great.


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“I had become dull-headed due to reading too many books on logic. Consequently I had become like an iron bar. Nonetheless, You have melted me, and therefore Your influence is very great.”

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